Dr. Ronald L. Drisko

Professor at ECC since 1974.

Other Faculty :

1960 - 1964: Eastern Nazarene College, Wollaston, Massachusetts;Degree: B.S. (Chemistry major, Mathematics minor)
1964 - 1966: The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland;Degree: M.A. (Organic Chemistry)Honors: Elected to Sigma Xi, Phi lambda Upsilon
1966 - 1968: The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland;Degree: Ph.D. (Physical Organic Chemistry)Honors: Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
1968 - 1969: McCollum Pratt Institute of Molecular Biology:post-doctoral research training (Photobiology)
1971 - 1972: School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University; post-doctoral research training (Biochemistry)
1982 - 1983: Department of Higher and Adult Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; course work and research on higher education with emphasis on the community college, continuing education, and linkages with business/industry.

1974 - Present: Department of Chemistry, (Currently, Physical Sciences and Engineering), Essex Community College, Baltimore County, Maryland 21237; Instructor (1974-1978), Assistant Professor (1978-1982), Associate Profressor (1982-1991), promoted to Professor, September 1, 1991; Food Technology Program Coordinator, 1988-1992; Co-director, National Science Foundation Young Scholars Program, 1990-1991 and 1992-1993; Chemistry Department Head, 1977-1980; Academic Council
1976 - 1981: The Johns Hopkins University Evening College and Summer Session; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry
1972 - 1974: The Park School of Baltimore, Incorporated, Instructor (Chemistry, Physical Science, Mathematics, Computer Science)
1969 - 1971: W. R. Grace and Company, Washington Research Center, Clarksville, Maryland; Research Chemist

January - July, 1993: Acting Director of Special Sessions and Credit Contracts; responsible for operation and programming at Mid-County Center in Towson and the neighborhood centers at Parkville, Loch Raven and Perry Hall High Schools; supervision and evaluation of classified staff and center coordinators; negotiation, staffing and supervision of credit contract progamming.
January - July, 1985: Acting Director of Non-credit Continuing Education; development, implementation, and evaluation of all non-credit continuing education courses; supervision of classified and professional staff pertaining to non-credit courses, coordination of hiring of instructors, maintenance of accurate records of all non-credit courses, supervision and preparation of course description forms and courses and participant data for approval of and FTE- funding by the SBCC.
1980-1982: Acting Division Chairman, Division of Science and Mathematics, Essex Community College; budget preparation and monitoring, course/curriculum evaluation and development, evaluation of faculty for promotion, tenure, and merit pay increases, evaluation of classified employees, attendance at Division Chairman's Meetings, etc.

(With D. 0. Cowan) Solvent Effect on the Photodimerization of Acenaphthylene, Tetrahedron Letters, 1255 (1967)
(With D. 0. Cowan) Heavy-Atom Solvent Effect on the Photodimerization of Acenaphthylene, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 89,3069(1967)
(With D. 0. Cowan) The Photodimerization of Acenaphthylene, Heavy-Atom Solvent Effects, J. Amer. Chem. Soc.,92, 6281 (1970)
(With D. 0. Cowan) The Photodimerization of Acenaphythylene, Mechanistic Studies, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 92, 6286 (1970)
(With D. 0. Cowan) Elements of Organic Photochemistry, Plenum Press, N. Y., 1976
(With W. L. Deegan) Contract Training: Progress and Policy Issues, AACJC Journal, 55, 14 (1985)

"Linking Connnunity Colleges with Business/Industry through Contract Training," March 25, 1983, Center for Community Colleges, Teachers College, Columbia University.

Syllabi for Courses Taught :
Not available at this time

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